Tent



J. J. MUNSON TENT Filed Feb. 20, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N VEN TOR.

A TjORN E YE Jan. 13. 1925.

J. J. MU NSON TENT 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 20,

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYY.

Patented den. 33, i925,

wi l. YATES era JOKUM J. MUNSON, 01E MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

TENT.

Application filed February 20, 1922. -,Serial No. 538,023.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that l, OKUM J. Mn'r son, a citizen of the United Statespandresident of Milwaukee, in the county of hlilwaulree and State ofiVisco-nsin, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Tents, of whichthe following is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in tents.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a supporting structurefor a tent which is of such construction that it may be readilydis-assembled so that the tent may be easily taken down and folded so asto occupy a small amount of space when not in use. I V

The invention relates particularly to a tent of rectangularconstruction; and a further object of the invention is to provide meanswhereby the sides of the tent, adjacent the top, are held outwardly soas to provide maximum amount of headroom in the tent. In its preferredform the invention contemplates a center supportingpost preferably ofthesectional type which is so arranged as to form a support for aplurality of radially extending-bracespr arms; and

a further object of the invention is the provision of novel means forreadily attaching the supporting arms 2, to or detaching them from thesupporting post.

A further object of the invention is the provision of members adapted tobe posi tioned against and securedto the walls of the tent incombination with means for readily attaching themto, or detaching themfrom the outer ends of the respective radially extending arms.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a frame the sidesof which are adapted to be positioned against the respective walls ofthe tent and which comprise a plurality of sectional members removablyattached together so that the frame may be readily taken apart when thetent is being transported from place to place.

The invention con emplates employing a plurality of guy ropes extendingfrom the frame to suitable anchors in the ground; and a further objectof the invention is the provision of horizontally extending member'spositionedon the inside against the respec-' tive wallsof thetentintermediate the bot tom thereof and said frame, which members" are tiedby suitable means to said guy ropes, thereby providinga structure whicheffectively prevents the side walls of the tent from sagging inwardly.

The invention consists in the novel constructions, arrangements anddevices to be hereinafter described andclaimed for carrying out theabove stated objectsand such other objects as will appear from thefollowing description of certain preferred embodiments illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional viewof a tent embodying certain principles of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the tent shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the wall supportingstructure taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

4 is a sectional view taken on the line l4t of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 5-5of Fig. 1;

Figs. 6 and? are sectional views taken on the lines 6-6 and 7-7,respectively, of Fig. 3;

8 is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line 8-8 ofFig. 2;

Fig.- 9 is an inverted plan view of a fragmentary portion of a tentillustrating a modified structure for supporting the respective walls ofthe tent Fig. 1O is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale. taken on theline lO1O of Fig. 9;

"and

Fig. 11 is a detail view showing the con nection between the outer endsof the supporting arms and the walls of the tent of the modifiedstructure shown in Fig. 9.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that theinvention is illustrated in connection with a tent of rectangular shapehaving closed sides 15, 15 and 15 and a side 16 whi-h is adapted to beopened, the parts of said last mentioned side overlapping at l6 as iscommon in tent construction. The tent is provided with a centralsupporting post 17which is preferably of sectional construction and.comprises .a plurality of rods or tubular members 17 the adjacent endsof which abut against each their and areheld in operative position bysleeves .181 A cap 19* of leather other suitable material is placed ontop of the post. 17 to reinforce the tent and prevent the post fromtearing or wearing a hole through the canvas. V

In order to provide maximum head room in the tent, it is desirable thatthe side walls thereof be as nearly perpendicular as practicable and tothis end the invention contemplates the provision of means for holdingthe walls of the tent, adjacent their upper ends, outwardly. In the formof the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8, inclusive, a rectangularframe is'provided the sides of which are adapted to be held against theinner sides of the respective walls of the tent. Said frame ispreferably of a sectional construction and comprises corner members 20which are provided with two sockets extending at right angles to eachother, said sockets being adapted to receive the adjacent ends ofhorizontally extending frame members 21 and 21*, respectively. Theadjacent ends of the members 21 and 21 extend into the opposite ends ofa sleeve 22, see Fig. 3. The sides of the frame thus provided.aresecured to the respective walls of the tent preferably by providingrelatively wide, horizontally positioned loops 23 of canvas, or othersuitable material, sewed, or otherwise fastened, to the walls of thetent, through which the respective members 21 and 21 are passed, seeparticularly Fig. 8.

The frame is supported by a plurality of radially extending arms 24which are preferably provided with means whereby they may be readilyconnected at their inner ends to the supporting postand at their outerends to the respective sides of the frame. To this end a sleeve 25 isprovided on the supporting post, which sleeve being formed with as manyapertures 26 as there are arms. A fastening member is inserted into theinner end of each of the arms 24 which may be in the form of a nail or ascrew so as to provide a shank portion 27 and a headed portion 28 on theextremity thereof. The upper part of the respective apertures 26 is maderelatively large to permit the head 28 to be passed therethrough, thelower part thereof being only wide enough to receive the shank portion27. The post 17 is provided with recesses 29 adjacent each of theaperturesin the sleeve 25 so as to provide room for the fasteningmembers to he slipped into place/Fastening members are.

the right hand end, having reference to Fig. 3, is made large enough toreceive the head 3]., the remaining portion of said slot being only wideenough to receive the shank portion 30 of said last mentioned fasteningmembers. The member 21 is recessed at 33, see Fig. 3, and the member 21is recessed at 34, ,see Fig. 6, which recesses are in alignment when theouter ends of the arms 24 are to be attached to or detachedfrom therespective sleeves 22. The supporting member 21 is provided with a pin35 which is adapted to enter a notch 36 provided in the sleeve 22 sothat the member 21 is nor mally held with its recess 34 in alignmentwith the aperture 32 of the sleeve. The supporting member 21 is turnablein the sleeve 22 so that after the outer end of the adjacent arm 24 hasbeen brought into'oper ative engagement with the sleeve and itsfastening member has been moved as far as it will go toward the left,the member 21' may be turned sufficiently to move the recess 33 out ofalignment with the recess 34, thereby locking the outer end of the arm24 against movement relative to the sleeve 22.

Movement of the supporting member 21 relative to the sleeve 22 ispreferably limited by providing on the sleeve an inwardly extendingtongue 37 which is adapted to extend into a longitudinally extendinggroove 38 provided in the member 21, and having a transversely extendingportion 38. This arrangement serves two purposes. It serves to preventthe supporting member 21 from' being pulled entirely out of the sleeve22 so that the sleeve will not be displaced when the tent is taken downand it also serves, when the locking tongue is in the groove 38 to holdthe supporting member 21 in its innermost position in the sleeve and tolimit turning movement of the supporting member.

The sides 15 of the tent may be provided with windows 39 which may becovered by mosquito netting or the like. Drop curtains 40 are preferablyprovided for the windows and if desired these drop curtains may beraised and lowered from the inside of the tent by control ropes-41. 7

Each side of the tent is braced by one or more guy'ropes 42 attached attheir upper ends to the side portions of the supporting frame and attheir lower ends to suitable anchors (not shown) provided in the ground.In order to prevent the sides 15 of the tent from sagging inwardly,horizontally flextending members 43 are positioned againstthe inside ofsaid respective walls, being secured in place by passing them throughloops 44 similar in construction to the. loops 23, heretofore described.The members 43 are tied to the respective guy ropes 42 by fasteningdevices 45, seeFig. '1. In opens and d sing the p cur a ns i is ne esary to detach the fastening members 45. from.

tive guy ropes, but when the curtains arev in their closed position,fastening means 46, positioned above the respective drop curtains, areattached to the respective guy ropes.

In the modified construction shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11 the brace arms2 extend diagonally, their outer ends extending into the respectivecorners of the tent. Pins 47 are inserted in the outer ends of therespective arms 24 and are adapted to enter suitable apertures providedin angular members as which are positioned in the respective corners ofthe tent, said members being secured in place in any desired manner.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that a tent embodyingthe principles of the invention may be readily set up or taken down andwill occupy a minimum amount of room when taken down since the radiallyextending arms and the members carried on the outer ends thereof forsupporting the walls of the tent may be easily dis-assembled. It willalso be seen that the tent provides a maximum amount of head room andwhen set up is rigidly and firmly supported in all directions.

I claim:

1. In a tent, the combination of a supporting post, a plurality ofmembers adapted to be positioned against the respective walls of thetent, a plurality of radially extending arms for supporting saidrespective members, said post having a plurality of recesses and asleeve provided with openings aligned with said recesses, and fasteningmembers mounted on the adjacent ends of said arms and adapted to beinserted through the openings of said sleeve into said respectiverecesses.

2. In a tent, the combination of a supporting post, a sleeve surroundingsaid post, a plurality of members adapted to be positioned against therespective walls of the tent, a plurality of radially extending arms forsupporting said respective members, said post having a plurality ofrecesses, said sleeve having a plurality of apertures in alignment withsaid recesses, and members mounted in the adjacent ends of said arms,each of said members having a shank portion and a headed portion on theextremity thereof, said apertures being relatively large at the top toreceive said respective headed portions and relatively narrow at thebottom to receive said respective shank portions, for the purposespecified.

3. In a tent, the combination of a supporting post, a frame the sides ofwhich are members adapted to be positioned against the respective wallsof the. tcnt,a plurality of radially extending. arms carried by saidpost, each of said frame. sides comprising a sleeve and a pair of rodsinserted into the respective ends of. said sleeve, and fastening membersmounted. in the adjacent ends of said arms, each of said members havinga shank portion and a headed portion on the extremity thereof, said rodsbeing recessed and said sleeve having an aperture a part of which isadapted to receive the head portion and the other part of which isadapted to receive the shank portion of the fastening member, for thepurpose specified.

4;. In a tent, the combination of a supporting post, a frame the sidesof which are adapted to be positioned against the respective walls ofthe tent, a plurality of radially extending arms carried by said post,each of said frame sides comprising a sleeve and a pair of rods insertedinto the respective ends of'said sleeve, and fastening members mountedin the adjacent ends of said arms, each of said members having a shankportion and headed portion on the extremity thereof, said rods havingco-operating recesses and said sleeve having a horizontally extendingaperture a part of which is adapted to receive the head portion and theother part of which is adapted to receive the shank portion of thefastening member, one of said rods being turnable relative to the. otherto bring said recesses out of alignment, for the purpose specified.

5. In a tent, the combination of a supporting post, a frame the sides ofwhich are adapted to be positioned against the respective walls of thetent, a plurality of radially extending arms carried by said post, eachof said frame sides comprising a sleeve and a pair of rods inserted intothe respective ends of said sleeve, and fastening members mounted in theadjacent ends of said arms, each of said members having a shank portionand a headed portion on the extremity thereof, said rods havingcooperating recesses and said sleeve having a horizontally extendingaperture a part of which is adapted to receive the head portion and theother part of which is adapted to receive the shank portion of thefastening member, one of said rods being movable relative to saidsleeve, and means carried by said sleeve for limiting movement of saidlast-mentioned rod, for the purpose specifield.

6. In a tent, the combination of a support-- ing post, guy ropesattached to the respective walls of the tentand to anchors in theground, horizontally extending members positioned against the respectivewalls of the tent intermediate the top and bottom thereof, and meanstying said last ,mentioned members to said respective guy ropes.

7 In a tent, the combination of a supof the tent intermediate the bottomthereof porting post, a frame the members of which and said frame, andmeans tying said last 10 are adapted to be positioned against therementioned members to said respective guy speotive Walls of the tent,means carried by ropes. said post for supporting said frame, guy Intestimony whereof, I affix my signaropes extending from said frame toanchors ture. in the ground, horizontally extending members positionedagainst the respective walls JOKUM J. MUNSON.

